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The first vedette Rosita Fornés is making a tour around diverse Cuban provinces with her spectacle Rosa del tiempo. The famous actress and singer is presenting this time fifteen songs from her high-packed repertoire

Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) is readying for this year the debut of seven full-length fiction films. La noche de los inocentes will be the third oficially- presented Cuban film of the year

A national festival of local television stations is scheduled to be held in the eastern Cuban province of Las Tunas from May 23rd-25th. Speaking to a press conference, Rafaela Balanza, an official from the Cuban Radio and Television Institute (ICRT), a record number of 333 programs and documentaries will compete in this edition of the National Local TV Stations Festival.

The 14th Film Appreciation Festival Cinemazu in Las tunas from May 22nd to 25th, will be dedicated to the best of the Spanish cinema of all the times. It is a true delight for the public of this territory of Cuba where the Spanish cinema has its fans. The contest will screen films of classic Spanish folm makers such as Pedro Almodovar, Alejandro Amenabar, Luis Buñuel, Vigas Lunas and Carlos Saura, among others.

The reopening of the health services in this facility has meant a new era for Traditional and Natural Medicine in Sancti Spiritus.

The enterprise of Flora and Fauna of Ciego de Avila province, together with other institutions are carrying out a study of endemic species and those in risk of extintion to help in their conservation. The probe begun three years ago, is being carried out in keys Ana Maria, south of the Cuban archipelago, to facilitate a controled management of that protected area of national interest.

Chess grandmasters Vassily Ivanchuk Ukrainia) and Kamil Miton (Poland) lauded the quality of the 41st Memorial Jose Raul Capablanca Tournament opening Friday. Upon arriving in Cuba, Ivanchuk, ranked 12th with 1,729 point ELO, noted the elite group s level with four visitors and six locals, making this a top level event.

The ACINOX steel company of Las Tunas and the " Las Licuas-Cayo Cristo " Marine Natural Reserve located in Villa Clara province are among this year's nominees to the National Environment Award of the Republic of Cuba. This award was created in 2001 with the aim of rewarding companies, workplaces, organizations and individuals that have developed a significant support for the solution or diminishing of the impact of environmental problems.

The International CUBADISCO Music Fair begins Saturday May 19 in Havana, a cultural event that organized by Cuban Institute of Music in its 11th edition. Karl Marx Theater, with capacity for 5,000 people, will be scenario for the CUBADISCO award-ceremony, also special and honor laureates awarded by the jury will be presented.

The popular drill "Meteoro 2007" takes place in Cuba on Saturday and Sunday, as a precaution against the coming storm season, affecting the island every year from June 1 to November 30.